Kim turns 22 on Friday and Scheffler is exactly six years older. CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. When they tee it up on the big day, they’ll be fighting for … Read more
Simone Manuel, of Sugar Land, claimed a relay spot with a fourth-place finish after bouncing back from overtraining syndrome. INDIANAPOLIS — Kate Douglass won the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Wednesday night, with Simone Manuel, of Sugar Land, claiming a relay spot with a fourth-place finish after bouncing back from overtraining … Read more
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Baseball is headed to the College World Series final. The Aggies took down Florida 6-0 on June 19 to earn their spot in the championship series for the first time in program history. While Aggie Baseball is no stranger to the College World Series, making their 8th appearance in … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — A photo of former NBA guard Jamal Crawford and San Antonio Spurs‘ Victor Wembanyama went viral recently, showing the pair working out together in San Antonio. The photo was a hit, and Spurs fans were eager to see Wemby improve his game thanks to Crawford, who was quite the spectacular scorer during … Read more
Katie Archibald won gold medals at the last two Summer Olympics, but a freak accident means she won’t get a shot this year at making it three in a row. LONDON, UK — British two-time Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Games after breaking two leg bones in a freak accident. … Read more
Rickwood Field hosted Alabama’s first integrated sports team, the minor league Birmingham Barons, in 1964. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about … Read more
After becoming the first swimmer from Alaska to make the powerhouse American team, Jacoby won a stunning gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in Japan. INDIANAPOLIS — Lydia Jacoby is still a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. “You … Read more